According to scientists, activity on the surface of our Sun is ramping up. This activity increases the risk of massive storms of plasma. But what are solar storms, what will they mean for us and our planet - and what can we do to lessen their impact?

Many scientists had assumed that humans stopped evolving when we started insulating ourselves from the whims of nature. But not only have humans continued to evolve, we may have been evolving more quickly than at any time in our history.